On the evening of Friday, March 18, 2022, 21-year-old Lendin Ellis of Ohio was fatally shot at a residence on Widows Branch Road in Stopover, Kentucky. Kentucky State Police and investigators responding to a call about a shooting found three people had been shot. Ellis and 20-year-old Jaion Divins, also from Ohio, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office. A third victim survived and was taken to a local hospital.

Detective Joseph Coleman of the Kentucky State Police was assigned to the investigation. Authorities have not released information about any arrests or identified suspects, and the motive and exact circumstances leading to the shooting have not been disclosed. The community and the victims’ families are awaiting answers.

If anyone has information about the events at the Stopover residence on March 18, 2022, please share what you know.